Google in court to appeal EU's 2018 Android antitrust case London: Google is heading to a top European Union court Monday to appeal a record EU antitrust penalty imposed for stifling competition through the dominance of its Android operating system. The company is fighting a 2018 decision from the EU's executive Commission, the bloc's top
The fine is one of three antitrust penalties totaling more than USD 8 billion that the European Commission slapped on Google between 2017 and 2019, putting the 27-nation bloc at the forefront of the global push to rein in tech giants.
Google lost an appeal over a record fine of $3.99 billion imposed by the European Commission regarding an antitrust violation linked to its Android operating system.
A top court largely rejected Google s appeal of a record European Union antitrust fine imposed for throttling competition and reducing consumer choice through the dominance of its mobile Android operating system.